Aranos is a town in the Hardap Region of central Namibia, situated in the Nossob River basin in the Kalahari Desert.

During the Herero Wars, Schutztruppe units of Imperial Germany's colonial forces were stationed here since March 1908.

The volume of postal services to the military led to the opening of a post office in that year.

[13] The 2020 local authority election was won by the newly formed Landless People's Movement (LPM) which scored well all over Hardap.

[citation needed] Aranos is the birthplace of former National Assembly member Jurie Viljoen[15] and human rights activist Pauline Dempers.